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Alun Armstrong(I)

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Alun Armstrong
A comedic look at the trials and tribulations of parenthood.
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Breeders (2020–2023)
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Alun Armstrong is a British actor who is known for playing Cardinal Jinette from the Van Helsing franchise, Baltus Hafez from The Mummy Returns, Uncle Garrow from Eragon, the High Constable from Sleepy Hollow and Maxwell Randall from Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire. He is married to Sue Bairstow and has three sons.
BornJuly 17, 1946
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BornJuly 17, 1946
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      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Oded Fehr, Dwayne Johnson, Patricia Velasquez, and Arnold Vosloo in The Mummy Returns (2001)
    The Mummy Returns
    6.4
    • Mr. Hafez
    • 2001
    Krull (1983)
    Krull
    6.1
    • Torquil
    • 1983
    Kate Beckinsale, Shuler Hensley, Hugh Jackman, Richard Roxburgh, and Will Kemp in Van Helsing (2004)
    Van Helsing
    6.1
    • Cardinal Jinette
    • 2004
    Christopher Walken in Sleepy Hollow (1999)
    Sleepy Hollow
    7.3
    • High Constable
    • 1999

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    • Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard in Breeders (2020)
      Breeders
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Jim
      • 2020–2023
    • Alun Armstrong, Solly McLeod, Sophie Wilde, and Hannah Waddingham in Tom Jones (2023)
      Tom Jones
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Squire Western
      • 2023
    • David Harewood, Lesley Manville, and David Morrissey in Sherwood (2022)
      Sherwood
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Gary Jackson
      • 2022
    • Johnny Flynn and Antonia Campbell-Hughes in Cordelia (2019)
      Cordelia
      4.6
      • Roger
      • 2019
    • Matt Berry, Susan Wokoma, and Freddie Fox in Year of the Rabbit (2019)
      Year of the Rabbit
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech
      • Chief Inspector Wisbech
      • 2019
    • The Lovecraft Investigations (2018)
      The Lovecraft Investigations
      9.4
      Podcast Series
      • Ezra
      • 2019
    • Frontier (2016)
      Frontier
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Lord Benton
      • 2016–2018
    • Possum (2018)
      Possum
      5.8
      • Maurice
      • 2018
    • Maxine Peake in Funny Cow (2017)
      Funny Cow
      6.5
      • Lenny
      • 2017
    • Sam Reid, Blake Harrison, and Stefanie Martini in Prime Suspect: Tennison (2017)
      Prime Suspect: Tennison
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Clifford Bentley
      • 2017
    • Joanne Froggatt in Dark Angel (2016)
      Dark Angel
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • George Stott
      • 2016
    • Out of Innocence (2016)
      Out of Innocence
      7.4
      • Detective Callaghan
      • 2016
    • Simon Callow, Alun Armstrong, Phil Davis, Bernard Hill, Sue Johnston, Virginia McKenna, and Una Stubbs in Golden Years (2016)
      Golden Years
      6.1
      • Sid
      • 2016
    • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
      Comedy Playhouse
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Roger
      • 2016
    • Blood from Stone
      Podcast Series
      • Charlie (voice)
      • 2015

    Soundtrack



    • Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)
      Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary
      8.8
      • performer: "One Day More (Encore)" (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, and Dennis Waterman in New Tricks (2003)
      New Tricks
      8.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "The ABC Minors' Song"
      • performer: "Jaws" (uncredited)
      • 2004–2009
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "Master Of The House", "Beggars at the Feast"
      • 1995

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    • Alternative name
      • Alan Armstrong
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • July 17, 1946
      • Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Susan J. Bairstow1977 - present (3 children)
    • Children
      • Joe Armstrong
    • Other works
      Performed in original London cast of Les Miserables, as M. Thenardier
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      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article

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      Alun was a member of the original London cast of Cameron Mackintosh's stage production "Les Miserables" which opened in 1985.

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